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id: database
title: Database
description: Use Supabase to manage your data.
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Supabase is built on top of [Postgres](/docs/postgres/server/about), an extremely scalable Relational Database.

## Features

### Table View 

You don't have to be a database expert to start using Supabase. Our table view makes Postgres as easy to use as a spreadsheet.

![Table View.](/img/table-view.png)


### Relationships

Dig into the relationships within your data. 


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### Clone tables

You can duplicate your tables, just like you would inside a spreadsheet.

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### Enable and disable extensions

Extensions are one of the best things about Postgres. You can enable Postgres extensions with the click of a button.

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### The SQL Editor

Supabase comes with a SQL Editor. You can also save your favorite queries to run later! 

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### Additional features

- Supabase extends Postgres with realtime functionality using our [Realtime Server](/docs/realtime/server/about).
- Every project is a full Postgres database, with `postgres` level access.
- Managed backups - Supabase handles all your database backups.
- Data imports - import directly from a CSV or excel spreadsheet.


## Next steps

- Read more about [Postgres](/docs/postgres/server/about)
- Sign in: [app.supabase.io](https://app.supabase.io)